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| Brad Meier, president/CEO OACCT |
Do you think it’s fair that an online retailer can sell the same product sitting in your store and not pay sales tax? We don’t.
Internet sales have grown at a phenomenal rate and represent nearly 10% of all retail purchases. Because a U.S. Supreme Court decision (before e-commerce existed), online-only retailers are not collecting sales tax from consumers at the point of sale
This deeply flawed and outdated system hurts small businesses that collect sales tax as required by law. This unfair tax advantage leads to less commerce at brick-and-mortar retailers that contribute to our state and communities.
There is a legislative ‘fix’ that could come at the end of the session. We are advocating for e-fairness and requiring on-line retailers remit the same sales tax as our bricks and mortar retailers.
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